Tampa Bay Lightning News

Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 10 shots after replacing Ben Bishop in the Lightning’s loss to the Canucks on Thursday. Vasilevskiy hasn’t been great in his last two starts either, allowing a combined nine goals on 54 shots (.833 SV%). Tonight he’ll take on a Penguins team that is on an absolute tear—they’ve won four in a row and outscored their opponent 24-11.

Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 10 shots after replacing Ben Bishop in the Lightning’s loss to the Canucks on Thursday. Vasilevskiy hasn’t been great in his last two starts either, allowing a combined nine goals on 54 shots (.833 SV%). Tonight he’ll take on a Penguins team that is on an absolute tear—they’ve won four in a row and outscored their opponent 24-11.

Guentzel picked up three goals and one assist in his first five NHL games, but has been a healthy scratch for the last three games. The 22-year-old third-round pick (No.77 in 2013) returns to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL), where he has seven goals and 10 assists (17 points) in 16 games this season.

Vasilevskiy gave up five goals on 38 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Columbus on Tuesday. It was a rough outing for Vasilevskiy, who didn’t get a lot of help from his teammates. Vasilevskiy will start for the second straight game and comes in with a 3-2-0 record, 1.82 GAA and .942 SV% on the road this season.

Vasilevskiy gave up five goals on 38 shots in the Lightning’s loss in Columbus on Tuesday. It was a rough outing for Vasilevskiy, who didn’t get a lot of help from his teammates. Vasilevskiy will start for the second straight game and comes in with a 3-2-0 record, 1.82 GAA and .942 SV% on the road.

Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Lightning’s win vs. the Flyers last Wednesday. Ben Bishop has had his fair-share of struggles and Vasilevskiy has won four in a row while posting a 0.75 GAA, .977 SV% and two shutouts. He’s as hot as any goalie in the NHL and should start to see more playing time.

Vasilevskiy stopped all 32 shots that he faced in the Lightning’s shutout win in Philadelphia on Saturday. Vasilevskiy has now posted back-to-back shutouts and has won three consecutive games. Tonight he will face the Flyer again—he comes in a 2-0-1 with a 1.95 GAA and .938 SV% in three starts on home ice.

Guentzel, 22, was a third round pick (77th overall) of the Penguins’ in 2013. The American born forward has collected 17 points (7G / 10A) in 16 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton so far this season and will likely make his NHL debut on Monday after Chris Kunitz was moved to IR.

Vasilevskiy stopped all 34 shots that he faced in the Lightning’s shutout win over the Islanders on Monday. Vasilevskiy has won his last two starts while turning aside 65 of 66 shots (.985 SV%). This afternoon he faces a Flyers team that has lost four of their last six games.

Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 32 shots in the Lightning’s win vs. the Islanders last Thursday. Ben Bishop started on Saturday, but Vasilevskiy will face the Islanders again tonight. The 22-year-old is 3-1-1 with a 2.00 GAA and .932 SV% in five starts this season and makes for a solid option tonight. The Islanders have lost five of their last six games while averaging 2.17 goals per game.

Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Lightning’s loss to the Bruins last Thursday. Vasilevskiy opened the year with two straight wins, but has now dropped his last two games, brining him to .500 on the year. The young netminder has a strong 2.24 GAA and .922 SV% heading into tonight’s matchup with the 5-6-2 Islanders.

Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Lightning’s loss in New Jersey last Saturday. Ben Bishop has started the last two games, but Vasilevskiy will go tonight vs. Boston. Vasilevskiy has won two of his first three starts while posting a 2.05 GAA and .929 SV%. He is one of the best young goalies in the NHL and draws a good matchup vs. the Bruins, who are tied for 26th in scoring (2.22 G/PG).

Kucherov was injured after losing his footing and crashing into the boards on Thursday. He missed the Lightning’s morning skate and will not play in New Jersey tonight. Kucherov is listed as day-to-day.

Vasilevskiy stopped 27 of 28 shots in the Lightning’s win in Ottawa last Saturday. Another Saturday, another start for Vasilevskiy, who has won a game on the first two Saturday’s of the season while stopping 59 of 62 shots (.952 SV%). Tonight he faces the Devils, who he beat in his season debut and that ranks second last in scoring (2.14 G/PG).

Santina, 21, did not record a point in his first game with Albany this season. Santini was a second round pick (42nd overall) in 2013 and has a lot of offensive ability to bring to the Devils’ blueline.

Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Devils last Saturday. Ben Bishop started the last two games, but it will be Vasilevskiy tonight in Ottawa. He is one of the best backups in the NHL and has a powerful offence in front of him, making him a legit spot-start option whenever he gets the nod.